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Sept. 13, 1932.

T. V. BUCKWALTER ROLLER BEARING CAR WHEEL Filed July 25, 1930 lNVE/VT'OB.

Renee s r. 13, 1932 UNITED A STATES PA ENT OFFICE met v. nucxwamnn, or camon, om'o, assreuon 130 mm; 'r'nnnm nouns. nannme comm, or can'rom cure, a conronA'rIon-or onrro 30mins amine can n ueauon fled July as, 1930. serial ll'o. 470M I of the sleeve member 10 is closed a cap My invention relates to roller bearing car wheels and has for itsobjecta construction.

that is simple and economical to manufacture and that permits the use of a wheel por-. .tion having arelatively small bore. The in.-

vention consists principally in the roller bearing car'wheel and in the parts, combinations and arrangements of parts heremaiter described and claimed.

The accompanying drawing is a sectlonal view of a roller bearing car wheel construe tion embodying my invention.

The end portion of a car axle extends into the bore of a car'wheel 2-. Mounted'on a seat portion .3 of the axle and abutting. against'a shoulder 4 on the axle is a cone 5- or inner bearing member on which are 'mquntedconical rollers 6: The cup 7 or outer bearing member for said conical bearing rollers is mountedin the bore of the hub portion 80f thevcar wheel, the'entire bearing being disposed within the planes of the inner and outer surfaces of the wheel rim or tire portion 9; Said bearing is of rather. large size and capable of carrying hea radial load and of 'thstanding severe en thrust.

Extendin into theouter end of the wheel hub 8 and a utting against said outer hearing member 7 is a bearing mounting sleeve 10 that has' a shoulder 11 abutting against the outer face of the wheel hub 8.- Said sleeve 10 has its outer end rtion12 of cone 'siderablysmaller sizejandis counterbored to receive a relatively small bearin cup 13 A bearing'cone 14 is mounted'on t e outer 'end' portion 15 of the axle and conical rollers 16 on 'the threaded outer en are interposed between the cup 13 and the cone'14. Said outer end portion 15 of the axle 1 is considerably smaller than theportion 3 on which the first or large bearing cone is mounted, the axle havin a tapering por tion 1'1 between the two acting annular flange 18 ns ii'the smaller .sm aller bearing by the larger hear- A locking and adjustin nut 19 is mounted of the axle J. for the hearings in posit on. The end roller bearing interposed end portion of said axle and the end portion 80 aring seat per-5i tions. Said sleeve 10 has an inwardly pro-' arinfito prevent oil from being drawnm t e 20 that is secured to said sleeve by screws 21. The inner end of the wheel hub 8 isclosed by a 22 that is secured tolthe wheel hub by screws 23 and that has a portion encircling the shoulder 4 against which the large bearing cone is mounted.

decreasing the size of the axle; of simplifymgmachining operations and decreasing their cost; by having one bearing cup mounted directly in the hereof the. wheel; and of.

permitting the small outer bearing to be car- I ried considerablybeyondtheouter face of the wheel and hub, said outer bearing acting as a steadying member while the larger bearing carries most of the load.

What I claim is: j 1. A rollerbearing car wheel construction comprising a car wheel having a bore therethrough, an axle extending into said bore;

a conical roller bearing interposed directly between the axle and the bore of said wheel, '1 i a bearing mounting sleeve mounted in the outer end of said bore and engaging the outer bearing member of said bearing and a conical between the outer of said bearing mounting sleeve.

2. A roller car .wheel construction comprising a car wheel having a bore there through, anaxle extending into said bore, a conical roller bearing interpo tween the axle and the bore of said wheel,

a bearing mounting sleeve mounted in the outer end of said bore and engaging the outer bearing member of said bearing and having sed'directly bea a shoulder engaging the face of said wheel and a conical roller bearing interposed between the outer'end rtion of said axle and the end portion 0 said bearing mounting; sleeve.

3 A roller bearing car wheel construction comprising a wheel havin -a bore .therethrough, an'axle extending into said bore and beyond the outer face of K{he wheel, a

conical roller bearing interpose directly between the axle and the bore ofsaid wheel,

2 Lemma a bearing mounting sleeve mounted in the outer end of saidbore and engaging the outer bearing member of said bearing and a conical roller bearing interposed between the outer end of said axle and the end portion of said bearing mounting sleeve.

4. A roller bearing car wheel construction comprising a car wheel having a bore therethrough an axle extending into said bore w and beyond the outer face of the Wheel, a

relatively large conical roller bearing interposed directly between the axle and the bore of said wheel, a bearing mounting sleeve mounted in the outer end of said bore and w engaging the outer bearing member of said bearing, the outer end portion of said sleeve being reduced in size and a'relatively small conical roller bearing interposed between the outer end of said axle and the end portion of said bearing mounting sleeve.

5. A roller bearing car wheel construction comprising a car wheel having a bore therethrough, an axle extending into said bore and beyond the outer face of the wheel, a conical roller bearing interposed directly between the axle and the bore of said wheel, said axle having a shoulder thereon forming an abutment for said bearing, a bearing mounting sleeve mounted in the outer end of said bore and engagingthe outer bearing member of said bearing and having a shoulder abutting against the face of said wheel and a conical roller bearing interposed between the outer end portion of said axle and the end portion of said bearing mounting sleeve. v

6. A roller bearing car wheel construction comprising a car wheel having a bore therethrough, an axle extending into said bore m and'beyond the outer face of the wheel, a

conical roller bearing interposed directly between the axle and the bore of said wheel, said axle having a shoulder thereon forming an abutment for said bearing, a bearing 45 mounting sleeve mounted in the outer end of said bore and engaging the outer bearing member of said bearing and having a shoulder abutting against the face of said wheel and a conical roller bearing interposed between W the outer end portion of said axleand the end portion of said bearing mounting sleeve,

said axle tapering between said bearin s.

Signed at Canton, Ohio, this 21 day of guly,

55 TRACY V. BUGALTER. 

